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Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, actor, curator and archivist . Early life and education. Malanga was born in the Bronx in 1943, the only child of Italian immigrant parents.
A life-long poet, prolific photographer, filmmaker, archivist and Andy Warhol's assistant for seven years in the 1960s. Gerard is active with writing poetry, public speaking engagements, and creating special artistic projects. He lives in the Hudson Valley region.
Learn about Gerard Malanga, a poet and photographer who worked with Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground. Explore his books of poetry and photography, and his themes of perception and intimacy.
Gerard Malanga writes poetry every day of his life. He goes to his favorite morning spot, reads the NY Times, and throughout the day poetry goes from his mind to paper. Gerard is the author of over a dozen books of poetry spanning a 50-year period, including 2019’s “Cool and other things" (Bottle of Smoke Press).
Gerard Malanga, poet, photographer and filmmaker, worked closely with Andy Warhol during the artist's most creative period in the mid-Sixties. His several books of poetry, ranging from chic death (1971) to Mythologies of the Heart (1996), have earned him worldwide recognition.
Gerard Malanga was a key figure in Andy Warhol's artistic circle from 1963 to 1970. He worked on silkscreen paintings, screen tests, films, and Interview magazine with Warhol, and also performed with the Velvet Underground.
Gerard Malanga is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Tomboy & Other Tales (Bottle of Smoke Press, 2015), Three Broadside Poems (Bottle of Smoke Press, 2013), and No Respect: New & Selected Poems 1964-2000 (Black Sparrow Press, 2001).
